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Trademark Tuesday – New and Cancelled Marks – 10 September 2024

There are some VERY tasty cancellations this week; looks like TeeStars let a whole bunch of phrases expire. Overall in class 025 we had 628 newly registered marks, 447 cancelled marks, and 211 applications were abandoned before they saw the light of day.

Note: The marks in part 1 are now fully registered and active! These lists are compiled from the Trademark Official Gazette, which publishes lists of the newest registered marks every week. (Some of these are legitimate brand names! I’ve included them on this list because those brand names are also words or phrases that may be used on the goods in question by crafters and makers.)

 


PART 1: NEW REGISTRATIONS (PRINCIPAL REGISTER)

BALD BOY – I’m married to one of these. Top notch!
BE BADASS – Don’t mind if I do!
BIG ORANGE CLOWN – I thought this was going to be a political thing, but no! It’s related to the band Slipknot?
BREAK LOOSE – Don’t mind if I do!
BUMP CITY
C.U.N.T. – I don’t think any of us could have guessed what this acronym stands for. (Answer at the bottom of the post.)
COOTER LIFE – It’s a type of turtle, get your mind out of the gutter.
CORN STAR
DAMNED & DIVINE
DISS -Don’t mind if I do!
DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT – Don’t mind … OK, I’m done.
EVERYDAY MAGIC
FORWARD IS THE ONLY MOVEMENT BEING STUCK IS A CHOICE [sic] – Feels like some vital punctuation is missing here.
FUBAR UNIVERSITY – I have a soft spot in my heart for fake colleges and their merch. Don’t know why.
FULL ECLIPSE – When your pants are all the way on.
GETTING NAUTI – I might have to add “nauti” to my spellcheck, it comes up so often.
GOD ACCEPTS MY FLAWS
GODPRENEUR
HERD OF ZEBRAS – A group of zebras is actually either a zeal or a dazzle.  🌈🎶The More You Know🎶
HOTTIE BODY
I WEAR MY HEART – Feels like we’re missing the “where” here.
LIMIT LESS. ACHIEVE MORE.
LIVING IS INTERESTING – Highly accurate yet incredibly vague.
LOYAL TO GOD
MOLECULE
NOTHING CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE – Well, that’s a cheerful outlook.
OUT OF CONTROL
PIZZA RAT – I guess I’ll file this one under “Pop Culture,” but it’s a bit stale. (Pun intended!) 😆
PORTAL – Not associated with the video game.
QUEEN OF QUEENS
RISK – Not associated with the board game.
ROUNDED
SAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE – With their big hit, “Smudging in the Name”.
SHARK BITE
SKIING IS EASY
TELL YOUR DOG I SAID HI – WeRateDogs already had this registered; this is a new one for additional goods.
THANKSGIVERS
THE WATER IS CALLING – And … I must go?
TITTY MONSTER
VERY NICE VERY EVIL – Very demure. Very mindful.
WE DON’T DO IT FOR THE LIKES
WRINKLED MESS CLUB

 


PART 1-B: NEW REGISTRATIONS (SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER)

Only 7 total this week, none of which felt meaningful for crafters and makers.

 


PART 1-C: OLDER REGISTERED MARKS I DISCOVERED THIS WEEK

CIGARETTE

 


PART 1-D: A SPECIMEN I JUST HAD TO SHOW YOU ALL

The mark is: THE HIGHEST QUALITY, MOST INTELLECTUAL, CARING PERSON WHO EXISTS. THE EPITOME OF WHAT MARRYING COMMUNITY, LEADERSHIP, HUMILITY, AND PASSION FOR ADVANCEMENT LOOKS LIKE. It went through opposition without a specimen or statement of use. They got extensions for over 2 years. Then, finally, they uploaded this single specimen.  It’s hard to tell because the image is small and blurry, but this is an obvious Photoshop job.

Specimen for a very wordy mark; the phrase is obviously Photoshopped onto an image of socks.

 


PART 2: CANCELLED MARKS

(Standard disclaimer: Always double-check these words and phrases before using them in your designs, to make sure there isn’t a separate registration that is still live and active. Some marks have multiple registrations!)

1776 * [removed from spreadsheet!!]
BACK TO THE MADNESS
BASEBRAWL
BEAR HANDS
CHAOS ADVENTURES
COED
DO RIGHT NOT EASY
DRUG MONEY
EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
EXQUISITELY NAUGHTY
FA LA LA LA LLAMA * [removed from spreadsheet!!]
FLATS LIFE
FOR OCEAN LIFE
FREEDOM TO FISH
GIRL CULT
GO TO THE BEACH NOT WAR
GUILTY CONSCIENCE
HOLY GRAIL
I > Λ V (Illustrated mark, drawing type 3)
I AM MY CITY
I TOUCH MY ELF * [removed from spreadsheet]
I’M DIGGING
JESUS EXPERIENCE
KINDNESS IS MY SUPER POWER * [removed from spreadsheet]
KITTEN ACADEMY
LIFE IS SIMPLE, JUST ADD WATER
MILKYTARIAN
MOMMY KEEPS ME FLY
MY SIBLINGS HAVE TAILS * [removed from spreadsheet]
OCTOBER QUEEN
OUR FAMILY TREE
PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION
PROMOMMIES
RESPECT THE FIN
SANTA CLAWS * [removed from spreadsheet!!]
SEE YOU IN MIAMI
SHRED MY COUCH
SIMPLY BROWN
SOLITAIRE
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
THE FUTURE IS LATINA
TRAIN LIKE A HERO
TRES CHILL
WILL TRADE BROTHER FOR EASTER EGGS * [removed from spreadsheet!!]
WILL TRADE SISTER FOR EASTER EGGS * [removed from spreadsheet!!] – Only “sister” is in today’s gazette; “brother” will be in the gazette in about 3 weeks, but it’s already cancelled. (The gazette publishes things about 6 weeks behind the actual cancellations.)
WORLD’S COOLEST SHIRT
YOGACLUB
YOUNG AMERICANA

 


PART 3: ABANDONED APPLICATIONS! 🎉

Here are the applications that were abandoned this week in class 025, with mark drawing code 4. The most likely cause was the applicant not submitting corrected, updated, or informative material by the USPTO’s deadline. Ding, dong, these witches are dead! 🪦

97518835#WE
90886125AGREEABLE GRAY
97783358BATTLE KITTIES!
97788782BE A CHILL HUMAN
97548334BETR HALF
97503526BLAST
90323669BRING IT TO LIFE.
97770465BURY ME IN BOBA
97790391CASE DISMISSED
97782394CUM AND CUDDLE
97653452DAY JOBS SUCK
97575618DRINK THE FUTURE
97335024DUTCHIE
97789513FISH OUT OF WATER
97294502FOREVER PUPPY
97244094FROWN, RELAX, BREATHE
97644783GET IN AND GO DEEP
97516681GOOD MORNING HANDSOME
97822402HEART. SOUL. MIND.
97741272I SHARDED
97845998IT’S A BROOKLYN THING
98036763IT’S A CALIFORNIA THING
97869126IT’S A CHICAGO THING
97869118IT’S A LOS ANGELES THING
97869137IT’S A MIAMI THING
97846002IT’S A NEW YORK THING
98036761IT’S A TEXAS THING
97781588JUST ASK JESUS
98079328JUST STOP IT
97788750LEISURE ENTHUSIAST
97781290LET’S GO!
97503338LIFE’S A BLAST
90329949LOVE WHO LOVES YOU
88753409MADE OF WATER
97787492MAKE PEDOPHILES AFRAID AGAIN
97515511NOTHING CRAZY
90872718PLAY FEARLESS
98102327POLE IS DOPE
97722436RILED UP
97795353TAKE YOUR TIME BUT HURRY
97773725THATS AN AWFUL LOT OF CANNABIS
97260492THE GIRLS THAT GET IT, GET IT; & THE GIRLS THAT DON’T, DON’T.
97511725THE OCEAN IS TOO LOUD!
87222314TOP DRAWER
97790995TRAILER PARK MAFIA
97775816TRUST THE CREATIVE PROCESS
97783911WHAT DID JESUS SAY?
97813222WHIP

 

Per the specimen, C.U.N.T. stands for “COMMUNITY. UNITY. NAMASTE TOLERANCE” (and yes, they’re only using those two periods, nothing after namaste or tolerance).

 



[sic] = The mark contains a spelling, spacing, grammar, or punctuation error which does not appear to be wordplay. The error is left as-is.
[removed from spreadsheet] = The cancelled item had been on my spreadsheet of marks, and has now been removed.

 


Note: This is a curated list, and may not include all marks that affect you or your business. All opinions expressed in the snark are my own. All snark is intended for entertainment purposes.

As always, the new marks have been added to my ginormous spreadsheet; please check it out for a shockingly large list of registered trademarks!

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